Give us an idea of what you mean by slow:
Start up time - BIOS to Account screen:
Log in to Desktop:
Are multiple users logged in doing multi-tasking or is this just affecting
single log on sessions?
Definitions you asked for:
Discreet graphics - dedicated video card that is not shared with system
memory such an nVidia Geforce 8500 GT
On Board Graphics - your video memory is dependent upon a certain amount
system memory that is allocated
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Andre
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"andy" <andy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5EEA9BED-FA9A-45C4-A4E7-0331D1E6D01C@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Mick- I uninstalled my Micro. Live One Care, my pogo games and all the
> wild
> tangent that came with the toshiba laptop...The computer does handle media
> and video and gaming...
>
> I restarted my computer- it was faster but i STILL had a regular screen,
> then a black screen, then a regular screen again...I know I do NOT have
> any
> virus nor spyware...as LiveOne did a scan last ntie that ran for 6
> hrs..and
> McAfee also ran a scan...
>
> Is there anything to get rid of this black screnn or do I just live with
> it...
>
> I have 2 gig of memory ( 2038MB)
>
> 32 bit operating system
>
> Intel CPU T2250 @ 1.73 ghz
>
> It is a Toshiba Satellite A 135-S4427 Laptop
> that came with Win Vista Home Premium.
>
> Thanks and all other help with be wonderful...
>
> ANDY
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
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>> You have 1/2 answered your own question!
>>
>> Uninstall Pogo games if they are causing a prob. As Andre says, post your
>> Graphics and RAM; your hardware may not be for a Gaming computer.
>>
>> Uninstall McAfee, and just use Live One Care.
>> A point to note; you CAN NOT run 2 antiviruses on a computer at the same
>> time, unless you want heartache!
>>
>> "andy" wrote:
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>> > When I turn on my computer, I have 5 names on Vista...After the
>> > computer
>> > boots up and I click on one of my user names, it goes to that name and
>> > loads-
>> > in the process of loading, the screen goes black- flashes off-goes on
>> > and you
>> > see the desktop and then goes black again and then it fully loads.
>> >
>> > I use McAfee Antivirus..I downloaded POGO.com games and that is when
>> > all
>> > hell broke loose...Then I downloaded Windows Live One Care on a trial
>> > basis...
>> >
>> > I have no idea what to do to make this work better and faster...
>> >
>> > I had a new hardrive put in a month ago and the computer is only 6 mos
>> > old.
>> >
>> > HELP
>> >
>> > Andy[/color][/color][/color]